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Identification Name of organisationSustainable Integrated development Service Centre (SIDSEC)AddressContact number+233548485180Email addresssidsecuw@yahoo.co.uk & website: Person interviewedTuonfiribo IrenePosition/function in organisation AdministratorMale/femaleFemaleCCAFS Site (ID No.)Town nameJirapaName of interviewerJesse NaabDate of interview01/03/12Duration of the interview50minsOther people presentNo(please record names and functions)Type of organisationPrivate sector (profit making)?1NGO (local)X2NGO (national)?3NGO (international)?4Government (local)?5Government (regional – within country)?6Government (national)?7Other International Organisation?8Does the organisation work at any of the following levels? (tick as many as relevant)LocalX1Regional (within country)?2National?3International?4Organisation Information1.What does your organisation do? (main areas of work)Education Agriculture Micro finance2Describe the locality where your organisation works Jirapa district of the Upper West Region, Nadowli districtHow long has your organisation been working in this area? Past twelve months3What types of services and information do you provide to farmers (and their communities) on: 3.1Agriculture related decision makingFarming practices3.2Natural resource managementNo3.3Food securityYes 3.4Weather and climate related decision makingNo 3.5Markets related decision makingFarmers that are assisted are given information on market prices.3.6Does your organisation have activities related to climate change mitigation?No MitigationIn the context of climate change, a human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases.? Examples include using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching to solar energy or wind power, improving the insulation of buildings, and expanding forests and other "sinks" to remove greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.Source: Glossary of climate change acronyms, UNFCCC () - reached through Wikipedia3.7Other types4What objectives does your organisation aim to fulfil in the area of supporting farmer decision making by providing information and services? List themProbe for any objectives that may be forgotten and have to do with climate or weather issues specifically aFood availability in abundancebIncreased income and profitscIncreased knowledge on farming practices and toolsdefghi5In operational terms, what are your organisation’s current priorities?Please tell me how important each objective is on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 represents unimportant and 10 is the highest importance for your organisation.Objective (use letter from Question 4 to identify the objective)Importance?a5b4c86What is your view of the way priorities of your organisation could be changing over the next 5 years?More emphasis likely to be on income generation.7In your geographical area of operation do you work directly with, or specifically target any of the following?individual farmers?1community groupsx2other organisations working in the locality?3local authorities?4women individually or in groupsx5Other, specify ____________________________________________________?6Use the answer from this question to probe the answers you get in the next question8.What activities are the main activities that YOU are implementing NOW in relation to the provision of information and services that help in decision making?Village savings and loansFor each activity described above, use the Activity Information pages as a guide for the interview and to record the information provided by the rmation about service activities1Activity nameVillage savings and loans scheme2What are you doing?We support rural women groups cultivate the habit of saving and giving loans to each other to improve their livelihoods. Women groups are trained in how to records.3Where is it happening (include area coverage, if possible identify it on a map of the area)?In the Jirapa district of the Upper West Region4Describe the way it is implemented (find out: who implements, mechanism for delivery, frequency, what capacity is built, what is the role of individuals/groups/community, etc.) Groups are given a box containing pens and exercise books, bowls, sacks, padlock, stamp pad, ink, pass bookMembers contribute a fix amount which is put in the box and locked up.The amount contributed by each member is recorded in the pass bookMembers buy shares and put in another boxIt constitution is writtenIn three months profit is shared5Describe the target population and the population being reached (characteristics, size, etc.)The target is all rural women in the Jirapa district. Currently reaching out to 100 groups, each made of 15 – 30 members/group, which is approximately 1500 – 3000 beneficiaries.6Are you targeting a particular group?Yes x1No?2Describe the targeted group7Are you targeting mainly menyoung?1Tick as many as relevantadults?2elderly?3womenyoung?4adultsx5elderly?68.Are there any specific ethnicities, type of households (e.g. female headed) or specific socio-economic/vulnerable/ marginalized groups that you are currently targeting in your operations? (list them below)Women Widows and widowers9Are you working together with other organisations?If yes, list themNameContact personType of organisationContact numberCARD InternationalMr. Hadi4Types: 1. Community based - 2. NGO - 3. Government - 4. International - 5. Other10How long have you been implementing this activity?Last twelve months11When will this activity finish?March 2012 subject to renewal12What is the source of funding for this activity?CARE, an international NGO Please specify government (national/ local), private (profit making), NGO local/ national/ international), community funded13If the activity is information based, try find out about the sources and process to get the information to the users. Here are some questions that may be useful to build the story:What is the source of information used? How do you get it? Do you process the information in any way for your target audience (e.g. reformatting, reframing, re-analysis)?If yes, what do you do, how and why? How do you pass it on to your target audience? What products do you generate?How do you communicate them?What are the main challenges/difficulties you encounter?Not information based(use additional pages if needed. If so, please write the organisation, activity name and page number at the top).14Are you aware of any other organisations working locally on this theme, but that you are currently not working with? (list)Community Aid for Rural Development (CARD)Rural Aid Alliance Programme (RAAP)Catholic Relief Services (CRS)Perception1. From your point of view, at your workplace, what is the relative importance in the portfolio of your organisation that is placed on climate or weather related activities:NoneLowMediumHighVery highAllocation of time x????Allocation of staff x????Allocation of budget x????Other, _________________?????2.From your point of view, what is driving the agenda for climate related services and information (tick as many as relevant)funders?1my organisation headquarters?2my local office?3community based organisations?4farmers individually?5otherx63.When did your organisation start implementing on the ground “climate change” related activities? don’t know?1not started yetx24. Are there any gaps in the areas of climate related activity that you perceive in your organisation today?Area1Not applicable234565. What is your organisation doing well, or is innovative in areas of climate related activities today – where can others learn from you?Area1Doing nothing234566.If you were the person making decisions on the agenda for next year, which climate related activity do you think would have potential here that is not yet included in your work?Education on disaster managementMicro - financing7.Do you have any comments or additional ideas you would like me to record?Wanted to know if the organization could apply to implement CCAFS activities, even though currently they are not doing anything related to climate change? ................
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